How would the UF boys react to a partner with a physical mobility disability losing hope about getting better. Whether it be a surgery being too risky or meds not working or a condition worsening? :3
Losing HOPE is a hard thing that all monsters have had to confront in one way or another. The prolonged time in the underground was a mentally difficult time for everyone, so (almost) all monsters can relate to feeling despair. How they handle it. . . Well. Not everyone handles it well.
Sans is the worst. I know it’s ironic, given how well he can handle someone’s anger / manic episodes. . . But this goes in the opposite direction. Volatile, violent situations are his bread and butter. He knows how to handle it. But slow, crushing, silent despair?
He can’t.
His default reaction to losing HOPE is to stop caring. If the day’s too hard that being numb isn’t working, he’ll turn to drinking himself to oblivion.
He has no healthy coping mechanism for genuine despair and is near helpless to help you. The best he can do is let you pull him down in misery.
If you’re drowning, so is he.
Papyrus. . . He’s dealt with it a lot before. Nearly everyone around him has fallen into despair at some point or another.
But not him.
He can’t magically fix the situation. He wishes he can—fervently—and it frustrates him endlessly that he can’t. He wants you to be happy. He wants you to be healthy. He wants you to have HOPE.
In the day he’s at you side, encouraging you through declarations and reminders of how important you are to him. At night, while you sleep, he’s working hard. He’s making puzzles to distract you. He’s intimidating emailing doctors to push for more to be done. He’s locked Wings out of the house until he can “ACTUALLY BE USEFUL FOR THE FAMILY FOR ONCE IN YOUR SELFISH LIFE!” He’s researching on his own how he can help you.
Whatever you need, he’ll find a way to make it happen.
So. . . can you have HOPE in him, please. . . ?
Wings: 😬 He can’t really handle that kind of depression. He can’t relate to it because What’s the point in being upset when you have me?
But you are upset and he acknowledges it so his focus is on fixing your problem. By any means necessary.
He is not a human doctor. Don’t let him perform surgery on you. It 👏will 👏not 👏end 👏 well.
Instead, steer his focus in trying to be supportive.
For your well being you’ll have to outline your needs and wants for him. You want cuddles? Ok. You want comfort food? Ok. You just want someone to listen? Ok.
Otherwise he will literally force whatever he thinks is best for you onto you. In his mind, you’re only upset because of a tangible issue. If he fixes that issue—regardless of your consent—then you’ll be happy again. To add, because he’s. . . Well. The Wingding Gaster, you can’t possibly stay mad at him.
Tbh even if you try to give him a boundary he’ll overstep if he loses his patience. You’re better off talking to Papyrus or Asriel about this issue.
Asriel completely understands. He’ll never forget going from bipedal monster with opposable thumbs to. . . a literal flower. He gets it. He really, really does.
He lost HOPE. He can’t blame you for doing the same.
And honestly, if he hadn’t met you, he’d still be in despair.
He wishes he had a solution or answer. All he can do is be at your side and offer you his love and support. He won’t tell you not to give up, because he knows how exhausting it is to carry HOPE you’ve already lost.
Feel upset if you want. Feel angry if you want. Feel nothing if you want.
He’s here. And he’ll carry the HOPE for you, if you allow him to.